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Carbon Fiber might be good for mast, wings and boards BUT it also looks like one form of carbon is good for human longevity. If you want to kite surf when you are 150 years old suggest you follow the developments of C60 (ie carbon 60). Just search "C60 in olive oil" and read the latest science. pape...

We were told that prior to Jim Drake the father of windsurfing died in 2012 he was talkng about a new type of kite that spun. Drake might have been looking at rotor kites using the Magnus Effect. Whether enough traction can be obtained is the question but boats have gone across the Atlantic using th...

Once the wind speed goes below riding speed and you are in the water keep the kite directly overhead, depower the kite fully with the power strap. If the wind allows fly it back and forth. If the kite starts to fly forward over your head pull the bar down. If the kite starts to backstall reach up an...

Getting a high gloss finish using epoxy can be difficult and most surf how to sites do not suggest epoxy. However we came across this novel method in a woodworking section. We are going to try this with masts and wings. See DIY- How to apply "Liquid Glass" Epoxy Resin on almost any surface. https://...

Alternatives to foot hooks Light and Frost has been testing alternative solutions to foothooks. Currently if the footstrap is a single inline front strap we prefer the following strap solution. The normal footstrap plug position is 18 cm from front footstrap plug to rear footstrap plug. We expand th...

First thanks for all the commentary. We will try and answer as we can. We placed this thread in the general section in the hopes others would experiment. Light and Frost has no contact with any board/foil/kite manufacturers. We are interested in developing foil/mast/board systems for the extreme ons...

Superglue General To repair dents and cracks in airplane propellers to include surfboard dents masts etc, superglue can be used. First fill the dent with superglue, then sprinkle finely ground Sodium Bicarbonate(Baking Soda) on the surface of the glue. The glue instantly hardens 5 times stronger the...

Light and Frost tested a 70 cm mast with vortex generators(vg) mounted on both sides of the mast in flat water to extremely rough beach breaks and chop. First no negative effects were seen. Further comparative tests were run with two(2) Speed II 19 meter kites on flat water. Both kites' line lengths...

Light and Frost is a nonprofit research group interested in developing equipment for the onshore wave riding environment. Previously we developed wave twins for wave riding and alterations in ram air profiles into what we called a death glider mod to provide constant power when moving upwind thru a ...